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Trauma Assessment

Resources for clinicians, including test materials, treatment manuals and other assessment resources, focused on PTSD assessment and treatment.

Childhood Attachment and Relational Trauma Screen (CARTS)

CARTS is a computerized survey of individuals’ recollections of the quality of their relationships with their family members during childhood, and of relational traumatic experiences occurring during childhood. Completing the measure usually takes 10-15 minutes and is available in several different languages.

Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS)

The GPS is a brief instrument meant to screen for a range of trauma related psychological problems, as well as for risk and protective factors. The GPS is currently available in 18 languages.

Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)

The CAPS is widely considered to be the "gold standard" in PTSD assessment. It is a structured interview providing a categorical diagnosis, as well as a measure of the severity of PTSD symptoms as defined by DSM-IV. It can be administered by any trained person and takes 30-60 minutes.